Ukraine struck the remotely located Promsintez plant for explosives production with the large-sized FP5 Flamingo cruise missile developed by Fire Point.
Ukraine’s new extra-large FP5 Flamingo cruise missile fitted with a one-ton warhead struck the Promsintez chemical plant producing explosive materials, which indicates that the missile travelled a distance of at least 1000 km.
The image of the FP5 cruise missile appeared on the Russian social media timeline, as well as footage showing damage to the facility. Ukraine has targeted various plants and ammuntion depots far behind the frontlines in the Russian territory to impact the logistics for Russian forces.
FP5 is known to be in production as of 2025 summer, during which images from the production line with multiple missiles in the final stages of assembly were seen.
Drawing from Ukraine’s experiences in long-range attacks using kamikaze UAVs that can not be described as full-size cruise missiles due to their payload, the massive FP5 was developed to carry a far larger warhead of one ton up to a range of 3000 km to inflict large-scale damage on facilities or bases.
The missile adopts a rather simplistic layout despite its extreme size with GNSS/INS guidance. It is not known if a seeker has been integrated to improve precision and terrain following capabilities.
Fire Point, starting off with long-range kamikaze UAVs, has recently tested another missile, the FP7 ballistic missile, to complement the cruise missiles with rapid strike. FP7 with a range of 200 km and a 150 kg warhead is believed to be based on the 5V55 long-range air defence missiles used by S-300, structurally.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor:Özgür Ekşi
